LA's newest museum is the permanent home for the <a href="http://www.lamoth.org/">Holocaust Museum</a>, a 50 year-old institution. The striking building designed by <a href="http://www.belzbergarchitects.com/#los-angeles-museum-of-the-holocaust-f449a">Belzberg architects</a> features a generous <a href="http://inhabitat.com/?cat=435">green roof</a> that acts as an extension of the adjacent Pan Pacific Park. The project was also designed to express one of the darkest moments in human history - a buried organic form greets visitors as they descend into a unique museum space that memorializes those who died and survived the holocaust.

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LA Holocaust Mermorial

The museum just opened this week on a site adjacent to the Holocaust Memorial placed in 1992.

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LA Holocaust Museum

The LAMH is the oldest holocaust museum in the US and this is its fourth and final location.

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LA Holocaust Museum

Its subtle design is meant to blend in with the park, offering a public open space. The exterior is very gracious as pedestrians may not even be aware when they are on museum grounds.

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LA Holocaust Museum

The <a href="http://inhabitat.com/2010/07/20/oaklands-renovated-museum-is-a-green-roofed-urban-gem/">green roof</a> has a series of walkways pressed into its undulating shape.

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LA Holocaust Museum

The entrance is subtly placed as a long descending corridor, splitting the body of the building into two.

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LA Holocaust Museum

Windows on either side of the descending entrance let<a href="http://inhabitat.com/?cat=435"> light</a> into the heart of the space.

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LA Holocaust Museum

The reception area is a unique mix of natural light and undulating forms.

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LA Holocaust Museum

The spaces are designed with lowered ceilings and lighting as the embedded rooms tell the story of the Jewish experience as the war unfolds

The architecture plays with natural light in the lobby and core of the building, giving way to low intensity artificial lighting the further you go into the 32,000 square foot space.

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LA Holocaust Museum

As visitors go through the purposely oppressive rooms they finish in a natural light-filled space as the liberation ending the war is unveiled.

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LA Holocaust Museum

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LA Holocaust Museum

LA's newest museum is the permanent home for the Holocaust Museum, a 50 year-old institution. The striking building designed by Belzberg architects features a generous green roof that acts as an extension of the adjacent Pan Pacific Park. The project was also designed to express one of the darkest moments in human history - a buried organic form greets visitors as they descend into a unique museum space that memorializes those who died and survived the holocaust.